Audrey's dad visited our classroom last Friday and read Shel Silverstein's The Missing Piece. |
Mrs. Hofmann's Second Grade
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Paleontologists
The kids have really enjoyed our recent science unit on fossils and dinosaurs. We've been learning about animals that have gone extinct, as well as animals of today that are endangered. On Friday, we had fun pretending to be paleontologists, as we tried to excavate chocolate chips (fossils) from our cookies (rock) using toothpicks. The children saw how difficult it is for paleontologists to remove fossils embedded in rock without damaging them.
Mason B. and Oni work hard to remove "fossils" from the "rock." |
We also recently finished our writing unit on realistic fiction. The students had the opportunity to create a realistic fiction character and then develop a problem and solution for their character. For our celebration, we got together with our writing buddies and had hot cocoa.
Claire and Mason L. enjoying hot cocoa as they share their realistic fiction stories. |
The kids were also excited to have two Mystery Readers visit our classroom recently.
Jack's grandma, who lives in Pennsylvania, surprised him by reading No More Monsters For Me. |
Mason B.'s dad surprised him by coming to read Where the Wild Things Are. |
Sunday, February 2, 2014
100th Day Fashion Show!
Thank you to so many of you who were able to attend our 100th Day Fashion Show last Friday! The children's shirts were so creative! Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!
100 jewels |
100 smiley faces |
100 sparkly puff balls |
100 hearts |
100 safety pins |
100 butterfly bows |
100 letters and numbers |
100 army men |
100 band-aids |
100 Rainbow Loom rubberbands |
100 feathers |
100 pennies |
100 question marks |
100 eyeballs |
100 sparkly jewels and buttons |
100 band-aids |
100 creepers |
100 cupcake buttons |
100 eyeballs |
100 Tootsie Rolls |
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